[Mountain-Bearing Bear Canon, Marrow-Cleansing Chapter; beginner (3/3000)]
The Marrow-Cleansing Chapter of the Mountain-Bearing Bear Canon was clearly far more difficult than the Astral Qi Chapter.
"No wonder people say that only after entering marrow cleansing have you truly entered the halls of the martial dao. No wonder the Violet Sun Gate's rules state that even if none of the elders on the Four Peaks are willing to take you as a disciple, once you successfully cleanse your marrow, you automatically become an inner sect disciple and may choose any of the Four Peaks."
Marrow cleansing was completely different from the previous realms. It was not a matter of how much stronger one became, but of a transformation in the very essence of life.
Xu Yang felt as though all his lingering ailments had been swept away and he had been reborn. Each circulation of astral qi transformed his life a little further.
Of course, his strength had also changed considerably. It was not that he had gained no power.
It was simply that, compared with the transformation in the essence of his life, the increase in strength was hardly worth mentioning.
His entire being was flourishing, constantly transforming at its very core. In such a wondrous state, strength scarcely entered his mind.
He rose from the bed and released a surge of force. With a soft crackle, the crusted blood covering him shattered and fell away, revealing a sturdy body as smooth and lustrous as jade. Xu Yang radiated vigor. Dawn had already broken, yet despite staying awake all night, he felt no fatigue. Instead, he felt a hundred times more energetic, and his mental vitality was still surging.
"Marrow cleansing really isn't easy to cultivate!"
After a night of cultivation, his body had swallowed almost all his